Do Children with Autism Have a Theory of Mind? A Non-Verbal Test of Autism vs. Specific Language Impairment

Autor/inn/en	Colle, Livia; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Hill, Jacqueline
Titel	Do Children with Autism Have a Theory of Mind? A Non-Verbal Test of Autism vs. Specific Language Impairment
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37 (2007) 4, S.716-723 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-006-0198-7
Schlagwörter	Language Role; Language Aptitude; Autism; Language Impairments; Cognitive Processes; Children; Language Tests; Testing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachbegabung; Spracheignung; Autismus; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Child; Kind; Kinder; Language test; Sprachtest; Testdurchführung; Testen
Abstract	Children with autism have delays in the development of theory of mind. However, the sub-group of children with autism who have little or no language have gone untested since false belief tests (FB) typically involve language. FB understanding has been reported to be intact in children with specific language impairment (SLI). This raises the possibility that a non-verbal FB test would distinguish children with autism vs. children with SLI. The present study tested two predictions: (1) FB understanding is to some extent independent of language ability; and (2) Children with autism with low language levels show specific impairment in theory of mind. Results confirmed both predictions. Results are discussed in terms of the role of language in the development of mindreading. (Author).
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